VCs buy call option portfolios; founders forfeit family weekends
prasanna_says · x · 2026-10-07
A sharp one-liner circulating in startup circles: VCs are essentially buying portfolios of call options — capped downside, huge upside — while founders bet everything, including family weekends. It captures the fundamental asymmetry of risk between investors and founders.
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